CHILD PROTECTION POLICY

ACTIONS ALWAYS TO BE TAKEN . All young people must have a parent/guardian/carer present during a session. . All people with regular access to children must have a C.R.B. check. . All parents are responsible for their young persons behaviour. . All coaches are up to date with technical skills and child protection training. . Designated child protection officer will deal with any child protection matters, in strictest confidence. . Parental consent is needed to coach all young people. YOU SHOULD NEVER . Strike a young person. . Use profane, insulting, harassing or offensive language. . Spend time alone with young people. . Take young people alone on car journeys, no matter how short, without first consulting with parents. . Share a room with young people. . Take young people to your home where you will be alone with them. . Do things of a personal nature for a young person, that they can do for themselves. . Intrude into the private life of a young person. . Engage in rough, physical or sexually provocative games. . Allow or engage in any form of inappropriate touching. (One on one coaching is done openly and minor physical contact should be done with the agreement of the archer). . Make suggestive comments to a child or young person, even in fun. . Allow a young person to use inappropriate language unchallenged. . Reduce a young person to tears as a form of control. . Allow allegations of abuse or practice to go unrecorded. . Allow a sexual relationship to develop between someone with regular access and a young person between 16 and 18 years of age whilst there is a relationship of trust between them.